Weekends & Weekly Planning | Making It All Work
This same calendar week final year, nosotros were at Disney World. I haven't shared the photos yet, therefore I idea I would include some inwards this post along alongside another favorite trips this yesteryear year... it is also reminding me that I nonetheless demand to brand our disney photograph book. A perfect segway...
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Weekends & Weekly Intentional Planning
Last week, I had java alongside a friend together with nosotros talked nearly what we're trying to exercise dissimilar inwards the novel year. During our conversation, I recollect I used "flailing" 35 times.
"I experience similar I'm flailing at work, therefore I wing to alternative upwards Emma at school, together with we're flailing at the grocery store, rushing through errands together with throwing together dinner."
My goal is to exercise less flailing. Too oftentimes I experience similar I am curt on piece of work time, therefore I am rushing through my solar daytime responding to emails, ordering product, writing posts, jumping on calls, forgetting things, "multitasking" to the max together with to a greater extent than oftentimes than non flailing about. I'm certain many of you lot tin hand notice relate.
The funny matter is, is that I dearest my piece of work day. I dearest sitting downwards to the buzz of an active work organisation (I run that term loosely!) - I abide by it exhilarating. So much so, that my encephalon seems to piece of work extra fast together with I position my blinders on for v hours together with piece of work at an intense clip... together with therefore my afternoon warning goes off. I stumble out to my car inwards variety of a haze every bit I re-enter the existent basis again. It is a proficient sign - it agency I dearest what I do. But, it also exhausts (!!!) me. Majorly.
As I campaign to alternative upwards Emma, I accept that v whole minutes to decompress together with re-center. It is ever my goal to hold upwards inwards consummate Mom-mode yesteryear the fourth dimension I larn at that topographic point (a lot to inquire inwards a curt v minutes) - together with therefore I'm on to thinking nearly dinner, running errands, playdates, solid work, etc.
The work alongside this scenario, is that I don't get got much creative issue energy left at the goal of the day/week. I ever envisioned my afterwards schoolhouse fourth dimension alongside Emma spent baking chocolate chip cookies, or creating forts together with playing. Yes, it does happen, but only non every bit oftentimes every bit I'd like. A bulk of the fourth dimension nosotros crash on the sofa for an hr to decompress (honesty!).
Instead of weekends filled alongside cooking, organizing (which I consider fun...), working on projects or exploring, nosotros only lounge. Lounging is totally fine together with healing, but afterwards a chip I would rather hold upwards doing something fun, than naught at all... only the way I'm wired.
While I dearest my task together with consider it a privilege to pass my days working creatively, sometimes I experience similar (honesty here!) our identify unit of measurement life together with dwelling solid life doesn't larn the same amount of thoughtful, creative energy. I only don't desire to hand my identify unit of measurement what's left over at the goal of the day/week, I desire to brand certain I'm conserving plenty encephalon infinite to hand them my best self after schoolhouse together with on the weekends.
At this point, you lot all powerfulness hold upwards thinking, "Um, Jenny, nosotros run across a lot of photos of lineament identify unit of measurement fourth dimension on this blog." And yes, nosotros exercise get got quite a bit, only non every bit much every bit I'd like. And possibly to a greater extent than than that, I'd similar to get got to a greater extent than issue energy to hold upwards 100% acquaint inwards those moments. That is something that I recollect I'm non every bit proficient at managing.
So... I'm making an attempt to innovation fourth dimension for the downwards fourth dimension together with larn inwards creative fourth dimension together with relaxed, pressure-free fourth dimension alongside activities that I dearest to exercise (with together with without identify unit of measurement help!) - things that fuel my inventiveness together with larn me excited. In guild for that to happen, non alone exercise I demand to innovation for managing a realistic workload during the calendar week (so I don't larn also burned out), but also scheduling fourth dimension that is only for fun together with errands, therefore fun doesn't accept a dorsum seat.
- I demand to innovation for a piece of work calendar week that I tin hand notice realistically create exercise inwards the fourth dimension I get got allotted for work... which means, getting individual to assist together with staying organized!
- I demand to innovation for fun gratis fourth dimension alongside Emma. This agency planning to get got fourth dimension for crafting, building, impromptu picnics, playdates, H2O ice cream stops, exploring, etc.
- I demand to innovation for to a greater extent than fun together with creative projects for myself - gardening, workouts, art, antiquing, decorating, cooking. Me Time to clear my caput together with lighten my charge is a priority.
- I demand to run my weekend gratis fourth dimension to a greater extent than wisely to lessen the flailing that happens during the week, including repast planning, grocery shopping, etc.
- I demand to allow myself to fourth dimension to decompress without feeling guilty.
- I demand to walk every morn to clear my caput - it makes my entire solar daytime better.
Here is the fourth dimension tabular array I made that gives me a visual of how my fourth dimension is spent.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| 6am - 8am | Walk & Coffee | Yoga | Walk & Coffee | Tennis | Walk & Coffee | Walk & Coffee | Walk & Coffee |
| 8am - Noon | Work | Work | Work | Work | Emma Ballet & Lunch alongside Girls | Emma & Me Time = Mike Golf | Church & Brunch |
| Noon - 2pm | Work | Work | Work | Lunch Date alongside Emma | Emma & Me Time | Emma & Mike Time | Errands |
| 2pm - 6pm | Emma & Me Time | Emma & Me Time | Emma & Me Time | Emma & Me Fun Time | Emma & Me Time | Fun Project Time | House Keeping, Laundry |
| 6pm - 8pm | Dinner at Home | Dinner at Home | My Free Night | Mike’s Free Night | Dinner Out - Date Night | Easy Dinner at Home | Dinner at Home |
| 8pm - 10pm | Jenny & Mike Time | Jenny & Mike Time | Dinner & Drinks alongside Girls | Jenny & Mike Time | Jenny & Mike Time | Jenny & Mike Time | Jenny & Mike Time |
| Feel Good Time | Emma & Me Time | Emma & Mike Time = My Free Time | Work Time | Family Time at Home | Family Out & About | Jenny & Mike Time | |
By the way, I already missed my yoga bird this morning... so, don't recollect I'm a pro at this, at all.
Putting this together genuinely assist my visualize how I pass my time. It helped me "see" times that were available for beingness to a greater extent than productive together with recovery/down time. It also allowed me to officially schedule "My Free Night" which had happened to a greater extent than similar every 2 weeks, or in ane lawsuit a month. Now that I'm scheduling it weekly, I tin hand notice to a greater extent than proactively await frontward to planning it - a manicure, dinner alongside friends, a j.crew stop, or working at Starbucks (sometimes a fiddling to a greater extent than fourth dimension to piece of work is the alone matter I need... peculiarly when I'm doing fun things similar looking for novel products!). Putting it on the calendar makes it to a greater extent than probable to happen.
Also scheduling "Emma together with Me" fourth dimension helps me to visualize that fourth dimension together with innovation for some activities, instead of only downwards time. Of course, nosotros all demand downwards fourth dimension together with I brand a large attempt non to over schedule Emma - at all. Most of our fourth dimension together is spent at dwelling solid piddling together with playing - which is dandy together with has helped her boot the bucket an independent player. Now, I'm making an attempt to exercise some of the fun things alongside her (like create a lemonade stand, or marketplace checkout...) that I've ever thought, "we'll exercise that when nosotros get got to a greater extent than time."
**Update : Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 couplet of you lot noticed that I didn't get got Mike & Jenny Time scheduled - so, I updated the Fri nighttime from Dinner Out to "Date Night." We seek to exercise appointment nights in ane lawsuit a week. The evenings are ours, too. We are genuinely going away together this weekend - which, nosotros don't exercise oftentimes enough!
In the yesteryear v years since Mike together with I were married, my life has multiplied threefold... becoming a parent, busier job, bigger solid to manage, but I haven't taken whatever existent steps to assist organize it together with create exercise it. I only ever idea "if I had a fiddling to a greater extent than time..." Now, I'm actively making to a greater extent than fourth dimension to larn inwards all piece of work better. Of course, I'm hoping the effect of all of this thinking together with planning volition assist us to experience similar nosotros get got to a greater extent than lineament fourth dimension together. That's all nosotros genuinely want, right? Less exhaustion together with to a greater extent than fourth dimension together with issue energy for enjoying each other.
I'm also going to hand myself some permission to non larn it all done. However, I'm hoping that I'll hold upwards improve at prioritizing what doesn't larn done without sacrificing special identify unit of measurement time... or my sanity. If something doesn't larn done, I promise it is the solid beingness spotless or the laundry beingness folded that gets the shaft : )
Are whatever of you lot feeling the same way? I get got to say you lot - only giving myself fourth dimension to recollect nearly it has helped tremendously. How are you lot all making it all work?
Putting this together genuinely assist my visualize how I pass my time. It helped me "see" times that were available for beingness to a greater extent than productive together with recovery/down time. It also allowed me to officially schedule "My Free Night" which had happened to a greater extent than similar every 2 weeks, or in ane lawsuit a month. Now that I'm scheduling it weekly, I tin hand notice to a greater extent than proactively await frontward to planning it - a manicure, dinner alongside friends, a j.crew stop, or working at Starbucks (sometimes a fiddling to a greater extent than fourth dimension to piece of work is the alone matter I need... peculiarly when I'm doing fun things similar looking for novel products!). Putting it on the calendar makes it to a greater extent than probable to happen.
Also scheduling "Emma together with Me" fourth dimension helps me to visualize that fourth dimension together with innovation for some activities, instead of only downwards time. Of course, nosotros all demand downwards fourth dimension together with I brand a large attempt non to over schedule Emma - at all. Most of our fourth dimension together is spent at dwelling solid piddling together with playing - which is dandy together with has helped her boot the bucket an independent player. Now, I'm making an attempt to exercise some of the fun things alongside her (like create a lemonade stand, or marketplace checkout...) that I've ever thought, "we'll exercise that when nosotros get got to a greater extent than time."
**Update : Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 couplet of you lot noticed that I didn't get got Mike & Jenny Time scheduled - so, I updated the Fri nighttime from Dinner Out to "Date Night." We seek to exercise appointment nights in ane lawsuit a week. The evenings are ours, too. We are genuinely going away together this weekend - which, nosotros don't exercise oftentimes enough!
In the yesteryear v years since Mike together with I were married, my life has multiplied threefold... becoming a parent, busier job, bigger solid to manage, but I haven't taken whatever existent steps to assist organize it together with create exercise it. I only ever idea "if I had a fiddling to a greater extent than time..." Now, I'm actively making to a greater extent than fourth dimension to larn inwards all piece of work better. Of course, I'm hoping the effect of all of this thinking together with planning volition assist us to experience similar nosotros get got to a greater extent than lineament fourth dimension together. That's all nosotros genuinely want, right? Less exhaustion together with to a greater extent than fourth dimension together with issue energy for enjoying each other.
I'm also going to hand myself some permission to non larn it all done. However, I'm hoping that I'll hold upwards improve at prioritizing what doesn't larn done without sacrificing special identify unit of measurement time... or my sanity. If something doesn't larn done, I promise it is the solid beingness spotless or the laundry beingness folded that gets the shaft : )
Are whatever of you lot feeling the same way? I get got to say you lot - only giving myself fourth dimension to recollect nearly it has helped tremendously. How are you lot all making it all work?
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